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@Venari I don't understand why some people denigrate whatever are your life choices. I am currently (temporarily) in Iqaluit and I can tell you, while probably easier than Igloolik, brewing here would be a PITA. As for the alcoholics downtown, I'm with you. Glad you didn't get your keezer stolen...

Well, it's cheaper than that in the rest of Canada as well. He is actually up north in Nunavut, wich may explain the high costs. Google maps Igloolik, nunavut, Canada. It'll all come clear ;) I pay 52 CDN $ for 50 pounds of Canadian 2-row here.. not that expensive. The hops, on the other hand...

Yup, drinking a 1.5 yr old english BW at this exact moment, All of this while brewing yet another batch of blonde ale. My guests drank my other keg too fast.. cant keep up... gotta brew more. :ban:

haha yes I mean THIS summer. I don't feel like we're gonna get a summer this year though, it's still -25 celcius today and snowy :( I don't like lagering, takes too much time and i'm not that patient. Besides, ales suits my taste most of the time. I do cold condition, though, with very good...

i was so pissed off writing my last comment that I missed my 30 minutes hop addition. I guess ill live with a 22 minutes addition then. Cheers ! :)

here we get to pay 11.99 for a bud six pack. You've read it right. And i'm in the province with the cheapest beer available. that being said, I can get a pretty good mix of craft beers in a 6-pack for 9.99 at the local craft beer store. Makes the choice a no-brainer. It seems that here...

So spring is nearly upon us (yes, we do have spring in Canada too ;)) and I'm currently brewing a double batch of blonde ale to stock up for camping next summer. I'll keg it, then bottle it with my beergun. I find it nice to be able to drink a cold homebrew on the beach without sediments in...

well, although I do understand you don't plan on leaving the US, i'll put my 2 cents in anyway. Quebec is overtaxed, badly run, socialist (most of the time) and we get -45 celcius winters with 6-10 feet of snow. However : free healthcare, almost free education, and legal drinking age is 18. I...

Well you might be just right on that. I do cold crash, because I find it easier to keg and force carbonate cold beer, as it is ready right away. I tried fining, then cold crash the day before and kegging, and I found it crystal clear too. I doubt the overnight stay at cold temp cleared...

Hi and welcome to HBT ! Secondary fermentation is definitely not mandatory. If you have the same F.G. reading for a couple of days then it is time to bottle. I use secondaries because I clear my beer with gelatin before kegging, but that's another story. You'll find many people are...

Well, from what I've read, it seems that oxygen gets through plastic with time, and that bacteria can "hide" in invisible scratches and contaminate the brew if left for too long. I'm glad to know that you've made the experiment for 60 days, so it means I could leave mine in primary for longer...

I still use secondaries all the time.. it depends on what you want to do. I ferment 25 liters batches in plastic buckets and I don't want to leave my beer in plastic for more than 7-10 days for obvious reasons. I then rack to secondary carboy, add gelatin, cold crash for 2 weeks. After that, I...

After some research, it seems that Alberta's harvest isn't too good either this year (smallest crop since 1968) I think i'll stock up some 2-row

50% ???? That's scary for sure. However, even with a 50% raise I bet you Americans still pay 50% less than us Canadians !

sooo I was reading through this post and remembered that my gauge was going down pretty quick since a week or so. It was really unusual. I did the star san spray and found a leak on a tee connector. Grrrrr. Tank is almost empty now ! First leak in 8 years though... a bad hose clamp tore through...